At the beginning and the middle and the end of all things, there is only the perfection of enlightenment that is nirvana.

There is something beyond power. The totality of one's being. Some call it nirvana. We have a higher destiny. Before you can scratch the surface, you have to bring your life into order.

The Buddha gave his first talks, and three or four ascetics became his first disciples. They recognized his enlightenment.

The greatest miracle is the miracle of wakefulness, to awaken from the dream of life and to see infinity everywhere, even in the finite, in the simple doings of life.

In meditation have a complete focus on light, brightness, spiritual oneness, God, infinity, eternity. You know - silly things.

Children are wise in a funny kind of way. They haven't developed so many vested interests of self. There is a wisdom, a lack of self-consciousness, that is innocence.

People who tap the kundalini and are able to release it are more successful. Anyone who is really on top has some access to the kundalini. They have learned somewhere down the line, in this or other lives, ways of releasing power.